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relevant from irrelevant sounds. But human-induced noise has greatly increased over the last decades and affects many animals. Particularly affected are animals living in the sea, which are having communication problems due to noise from drillings platforms, ships and seismic surveys [2]. Noise effect on Human Noise Pollution has many effects on human health. These effects are natural consequences of the industrial improvements and urbanization. Let’s start with learning functions and parts of…

1. Product Impact 1.1 Background In 2003, the Queensland Government set to developing a smart and electronic way to ticket commuter who use public transport such as trains, buses and ferries. They awarded a contract to Cubic Corporation of $134 million dollars to design this electronic ticketing system. The Queensland Government wanted Cubic Corporation, who is an American corporation providing military equipment and automated ticketing system within America, to build and operate an electronic…

Abbreviation BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, a German motorcycle, automobile, engine and bicycle manufacturing company. The BMW Group’s history begins with Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto (The designation “BMW Group” includes the Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG) and all its group entities we will see throughout the work). It all begins when the Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto merged in 1916, on Government demand, into Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke AG (BFW). The Rapp…

Prior to 1860, secession had not been viewed by many as a feasible option for America’s future; however, the precedent set in 1820 by the Missouri Compromise, that the country should engage in an endless political balancing act to perpetuate peace, became difficult to maintain long-term. Compelling sectional fears and differences, intensified by the increased popularity of the abolition movement in the 1850s, expedited the arrival of a rupture that, in retrospect, seemed almost inevitable.…

by an independent trade union or covered by collective bargaining agreements. Contract negations in the commercial airline industry are governed by the Railway Labor Act (RLA), which was passed by congress in 1926. The RLA seeks to “avoid interruptions in interstate commerce by setting clear guidelines for labor negotiations at airlines” (Railway Labor Act, 2011). The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) represents the pilots who fly for Alaska Airlines. ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in…

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES AN OVERVIEW Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is amongst top 10 leaders in the global technology marketplace providing information technology (IT) service, consulting and business solutions. It was established in 1968 as a subsidiary of Tata Group. TCS got incorporated as a separate entity in 1995. It has its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, and operated in 46 countries. Based on its record of outstanding services, innovation, collaborative partnerships and corporate…

Types of Key Innovations Sound Recording Methods of sound recording improved steadily. Early microphones were omnidirectional, picking up unwanted noise from crew and equipment. Gradually, unidirectional microphones, which could be aimed specifically at the desired sound source, were developed. While early booms to hang and move the microphone above the set had been large and clumsy, lighter booms soon made recording more flexible. By late 1932, innovations in multiple-track recording per-…

unparalleled outburst of railroad construction was a crucial case. Transcontinental railroad building was so costly and risky as to require government subsidies, as it had in many other industrialization nations. Everywhere, the construction of the railway systems promised greater national unity and economic growth. The extension of rails into thinly populated regions was unprofitable until the areas could be built up, and private promoters were unwilling to suffer heavy initial losses. For the…

During the time after the Reconstruction era, an era that mended the country from the destructive Civil War, large corporations, wealthy business tycoons and even the federal government took advantage of the weak economy to establish a strong and secure basis in the rejoined nation. While new inventions and innovations aided the creation of new businesses in a variety of fields, including manufactured ice for long distance food transportation, large corporations began to stabilize monopolies on…

"When George W. Bush was elected president in 2000, a major element of his platform was a cut in income taxes. Bush and his advisers used both supply-side and Keynesian rhetoric to make the case for their policy. (Full disclosure: The author of this textbook was one of Bush’s economic advisers from 2003 to 2005.) During the campaign, when the economy was doing fine, they argued that lower marginal tax rates would improve work incentives. But when the economy started to slow, and unemployment…